Colorado’s Front Range is bracing for another day of summer heat, with the National Weather Service forecasting a high of 98°F at Denver International Airport on Thursday—just one degree shy of the 99°F record set in 2023. The Fort Collins Colorado State University station could also eclipse its 2023 mark of 96°F. Meteorologists describe the conditions as unseasonably warm, capping a late-August stretch of upper-90s temperatures across the Denver metro area. Relief is expected to arrive quickly. A cold front moving into the region early Friday should knock daytime temperatures down by roughly 15–20 degrees, keeping weekend highs in the low 70s and raising the likelihood of widespread showers and thunderstorms. The National Weather Service anticipates that moisture will linger into early next week, further suppressing temperatures and offering the first sustained break from the heat in more than a week.